OKC - Five-peat! Final summary

[Andrew]

Wow, an impressive run to finish the season in style. Some big numbers by your big four as well, a 20 assist game by Westbrook I see. Let the Playoffs begin!

[Phil89]

30/4/10

Regular Season Review

Conference Standings

Eastern Conference
1. MIA* | 59-23 | N/A | .720
2. BOS* | 55-27 | 4.0 | .671
3. DET* | 48-34 | 11.0 | .585
4. NJN | 44-38 | 15.0 | .537
5. ATL | 43-39 | 16.0 | .524
6. ORL | 42-40 | 17.0 | .512
7. CHA | 41-41 | 18.0 | .500
8. CHI | 41-41 | 18.0 | .500
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9. WAS | 41-41 | 18.0 | .500
10. NYK | 35-47 | 24.0 | .427
11. MIL | 33-49 | 26.0 | .402
12. TOR | 33-49 | 26.0 | .402
13. IND | 31-51 | 28.0 | .378
14. PHI | 27-55 | 32.0 | .329
15. CLE | 26-56 | 33.0 | .317


Western Conference
1. OKC* | 62-20 | N/A | .756
2. POR | 53-29 | 9.0 | .646
3. DAL* | 52-30 | 10.0 | .634
4. LAL* | 52-30 | 10.0 | .634
5. HOU | 48-34 | 14.0 | .585
6. UTA | 48-34 | 14.0 | .585
7. PHX | 47-35 | 15.0 | .573
8. SAS | 44-38 | 18.0 | .537
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9. DEN | 40-42 | 22.0 | .488
10. NOH | 36-46 | 26.0 | .439
11. MIN | 33-49 | 29.0 | .402
12. MEM | 32-50 | 30.0 | .390
13. SAC | 32-50 | 30.0 | .390
14. GSW | 30-52 | 32.0 | .366
15. LAC | 22-60 | 40.0 | .268

* = Division Leader

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League Leaders

Points Per Game
1. Kobe Bryant - LAL - 32.9
2. Kevin Durant - OKC - 31.8
3. Deron Williams - UTA - 30.1
4. Antawn Jamison - CLE - 28.4
5. Stephen Jackson - CHA - 28.2

Rebounds Per Game
1. Dwight Howard - ORL - 13.4
2. Chris Bosh - MIA - 13.1
3. Al Horford - ATL - 12.7
3. Amare Stoudemire - NYK - 12.7
5. Joakim Noah - CHI - 12.4

Assists Per Game
1. Rajon Rondo - BOS - 10.6
2. Tyreke Evans - SAC - 10.4
3. Jameer Nelson - ORL - 9.7
4. Russell Westbrook - OKC - 9.6
4. Jason Kidd - DAL - 9.6

Steals Per Game
1. Kevin Durant - OKC - 2.6
2. Monta Ellis - GSW - 2.1
2. Rajon Rondo - BOS - 2.1
4. OJ Mayo - OKC - 2.0
5. Tyreke Evans - SAC - 2.0

Blocks Per Game
1. Andrew Bogut - MIL - 3.1
2. Brook Lopez - NJN - 3.0
3. Dwight Howard - ORL - 2.8
4. Al Horford - ATL - 2.6
5. Roy Hibbert - IND - 2.5
5. Robin Lopez - PHX - 2.5


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Playoff Injury News

Dallas
Jason Kidd - Sore Thigh Muscle - Day-to-day
Brendan Haywood - Torn Achilles Tendon - 1 week

Houston
Kyle Lowry - Sore Knee - Day-to-day

Los Angeles
Ron Artest - Torn Achilles Tendon - 2-3 months
Lamar Odom - Bone Spur in his Foot - 1 month
Steve Blake - Broken Wrist - Day-to-day

Miami
Udonis Haslem - Broken bone in his Foot - 1 month


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Player Stats

Erick Dampier - 5.9 PPG - 8.3 RPG - 1.9 APG - 1.4 BPG - 0.7 SPG
Jeff Green - 20.9 PPG - 9.3 RPG - 4.4 APG - 2.2 BPG - 1.0 SPG
Kevin Durant - 31.8 PPG - 5.5 RPG - 2.3 APG - 1.6 BPG - 2.6 SPG
OJ Mayo - 25.9 PPG - 3.3 RPG - 2.7 APG - 0.7 BPG - 2.0 SPG
Russell Westbrook - 14.5 PPG - 2.3 RPG - 9.6 APG - 0.8 BPG - 1.6 SPG

Jamario Moon - 3.1 PPG - 0.8 RPG - 0.3 APG - 0.2 BPG - 0.3 SPG
Serge Ibaka - 4.7 PPG - 3.0 RPG - 1.2 APG - 0.8 BPG - 0.3 SPG
Nenad Krstic - 3.1 PPG - 3.9 RPG - 1.2 APG - 0.8 BPG - 0.4 SPG
Shannon Brown - 8.5 PPG - 0.7 RPG - 0.6 APG - 0.2 BPG - 0.6 SPG
Acie Law - 3.7 PPG - 0.6 RPG - 2.6 APG - 0.0 BPG - 0.7 SPG
Daequan Cook - 1.5 PPG - 0.2 RPG - 0.4 APG - 0.1 BPG - 0.2 SPG
Byron Mullens - 2.9 PPG - 1.2 RPG - 0.3 APG - 0.1 BPG - 0.0 SPG

Patrick O'Bryant - 0.0 PPG - 0.0 RPG - 0.0 APG - 0.0 BPG - 0.0 SPG
Sasha Vujacic - 0.7 PPG - 0.0 RPG - 0.0 APG - 0.0 BPG - 0.0 SPG

[Phil89]

1/5/10

Playoff seedings

Eastern Conference

(1) Miami vs Chicago (8)
(4) New Jersey vs Atlanta (5)
(3) Detroit vs Orlando (6)
(2) Boston vs Charlotte (7)


Western Conference

(1) Oklahoma City vs San Antonio (8)
(4) Los Angeles vs Houston (5)
(3) Dallas vs Utah (6)
(2) Portland vs Phoenix (7)


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Awards

Individual Awards

Most Valuable Player
Kevin Durant - SF - OKC
31.8 PPG - 5.5 RPG - 2.3 APG - 1.6 BPG - 2.6 SPG

Most Improved Player
Jordan Farmar - PG - NJN
18.7 PPG - 2.0 RPG - 5.4 APG - 0.4 BPG - 1.9 SPG

Defensive Player of the Year
Kevin Durant - SF - OKC
31.8 PPG - 5.5 RPG - 2.3 APG - 1.6 BPG - 2.6 SPG

Rookie of the Year
Evan Turner - SG - PHI
7.3 PPG - 2.7 RPG - 2.5 APG - 0.5 BPG - 0.7 SPG

Sixth man of the Year
Lamar Odom - PF - LAL
11.5 PPG - 6.4 RPG - 1.2 APG - 1.3 BPG - 0.9 SPG

Coach of the Year
Scott Brooks - OKC
Win Percentage - 75.610 - Home - 35-6 - Away - 27-14


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Team Awards

All NBA team 1
Dwight Howard
Carlos Boozer
Kevin Durant
Kobe Bryant
Deron Williams

All NBA team 2
Al Horford
Chris Bosh
LeBron James
Brandon Roy
Aaron Brooks

All Defensive team 1
Dwight Howard
Carlos Boozer
Kevin Durant
Kobe Bryant
John Wall

All Defensive team 2
Andrew Bogut
Chris Bosh
Gerald Wallace
Dwyane Wade
Tyreke Evans

Rookie team 1
Evan Turner
John Wall
Blake Griffin
Greg Monroe
Timofey Mozgov

Rookie team 2
Wesley Johnson
Xavier Henry
Ben Uzoh
Tiago Splitter
Derrick Favors

[Andrew]

Good to see you've locked up home court advantage throughout the postseason. Shame you couldn't wrest the scoring championship away from Kobe but still, nice numbers for Durant on the season. Green, Mayo and Westbrook ended the season posting good numbers as well, seems you're in great shape with a lot of momentum as the Playoffs begin.

[Phil89]

I was kind of surprised when Durant got MVP. He was second on the list behind Kobe for the last couple of months.

Also Evan Turner winning ROTY over Griffin and Wall is just strange. Both had much better seasons than him.

[kibaxx7]

Mozgov on the rookie team, who called that?

[Andrew]

Forgot to mention Durant's MVP win, good stuff. Award winners in Dynasty Mode often have sketchy results across the board in NBA Live but Rookie of the Year and Most Improved Player are often the worst. Poor stats for bench players also make the Sixth Man award winner look a bit lacklustre, Odom's performance here wasn't too bad though by the usual standards.

[Phil89]

1/5/10

Thunder vs Spurs preview




Records
Oklahoma City - 62-20
San Antonio - 44 38


Seasons Series
Oklahoma City finished with a 3-1 record over San Antonio this season.

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Squads

Oklahoma City
Erick Dampier - Jeff Green - Kevin Durant - OJ Mayo - Russell Westbrook


Jamario Moon - Serge Ibaka - Nenad Krstic - Shannon Brown - Acie Law - Daequan Cook - Byron Mullens


Patrick O'Bryant - Sasha Vujacic



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San Antonio
DeJuan Blair - Tim Duncan - Richard Jefferson - Manu Ginobili - Tony Parker


George Hill - Antonio McDyess - Curtis Jerrells - Gary Neal - Tiago Splitter - Bobby Simmons - Matt Bonner


James Andersen - Alonzo Gee - Garrett Temple

[Andrew]

With your current momentum, I'm guessing you'll sweep. 4-1 at worst.

[Phil89]

I've played the first 2 games and there's a bit of a problem. Apparently there are no box scores available in playoff mode.

So I have no way of knowing what the stats were in those 2 games.

Guess I'll have to go back to the old game report format for the rest of the playoffs.

[Radioman]

Good Luck against the Spurs !

dont underestimate them

[kibaxx7]

How did the Spurs get only 44 wins with that roster?

[Phil89]

Duncan and Ginobili had some injuries I think.

[Phil89]

??/5/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [0-0] vs San Antonio Spurs [0-0]

Thunder defense in fourth seals comeback win



OKC - 29 33 32 28 122
SAS - 32 36 31 19 118

Player of the Game: Tony Parker

The only stat I can remember from this game is Durant scoring 40.

Video Highlights
Green blocks Ginobili in the paint.


Durant splits the defense and sunks over Duncan.


Mayo comes up with a game-winning block on Ginobili.


Ibaka seals the game with a block on Jefferson and 2 made free throws.


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Green missed most of the game with foul trouble.

[Phil89]

??/5/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [1-0] vs San Antonio Spurs [0-1]

Thunder go 2-0 up after comfortable win in game 2



OKC - 35 36 26 25 122
SAS - 23 34 24 32 113

Player of the Game: Russell Westbrook

Again, I didn't write down any stats from this game either. I remember a couple of things though.

Top Scorers
Durant - 32
Westbrook - 15
Krstic - 10

Assists
Westbrook - 15

Video Highlights
Green blocks Jefferson in the paint.


Ibaka blocks Duncan, then Westbrook sinks a three on the buzzer.

[Phil89]

??/5/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [2-0] vs San Antonio Spurs [0-2]

Ibaka steps up as Green has foul trouble again



OKC - 22 32 36 34 124
SAS - 21 32 19 35 107

Player of the Game: OJ Mayo


OKC _______ SAS
52-91 - FGM/A - 43-92
4-12 - 3PTM/A - 6-20
14-17 - FTM/A - 15-18
31 - Rebounds - 38
36 - Assists - 25
4 - Blocks - 10
13 - Steals - 2
16 - Turnovers - 24
11 - Fouls - 12


Top Scorers
OJ Mayo - 33
Manu Ginobili - 27
Kevin Durant - 25
Richard Jefferson - 25
Tony Parker - 21
Erick Dampier - 15
Serge Ibaka - 13
Tim Duncan - 11
Russell Westbrook - 11
Shannon Brown - 11

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 13
Tony Parker - 9
OJ Mayo - 6
Richard Jefferson - 6
Kevin Durant - 5
Serge Ibaka - 5
Manu Ginobili - 5

Rebounds
DeJuan Blair - 9
Serge Ibaka - 8
Jeff Green - 7
Tim Duncan - 5
Richard Jefferson - 5
Antonio McDyess - 5
Tiago Splitter - 5


Video Highlights
Durant sinks a three from the top of the key.

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Green had picked up 5 fouls by early in the third quarter.

[Phil89]

??/5/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [3-0] vs San Antonio Spurs [0-3]

Thunder win scrappy game 4 to complete series sweep



OKC - 19 24 20 32 95
SAS - 13 27 22 24 86

Player of the Game: Tony Parker


OKC _______ SAS
40-80 - FGM/A - 36-83
2-9- 3PTM/A - 3-9
13-13 - FTM/A - 11-16
33 - Rebounds - 37
16 - Assists - 18
8 - Blocks - 6
9 - Steals - 4
16 - Turnovers - 17
12 - Fouls - 9


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 26
Tim Duncan - 23
OJ Mayo - 20
Jeff Green - 16
Richard Jefferson - 16
Tony Parker - 15
Russell Westbrook - 14
Manu Ginobili - 11

Assists
Tony Parker - 10
Russell Westbrook - 6

Rebounds
Tim Duncan - 12
Jeff Green - 8
Nenad Krstic - 7
Kevin Durant - 6
Richard Jefferson - 6
Manu Ginobili - 6
DeJuan Blair - 5
Erick Dampier - 5

Video Highlights
Brown hits a massive three late in the game.

[Phil89]

??/5/10

First Round Playoff Results

Eastern Conference

(1) Miami vs Chicago (8) - MIA wins series 4-3
(4) New Jersey vs Atlanta (5) - ATL wins series 4-1
(3) Detroit vs Orlando (6) - ORL wins series 4-3
(2) Boston vs Charlotte (7) - CHA wins series 4-1


Western Conference

(1) Oklahoma City vs San Antonio (8) - OKC wins series 4-0
(4) Los Angeles vs Houston (5) - HOU wins series 4-1
(3) Dallas vs Utah (6) - UTA wins series 4-2
(2) Portland vs Phoenix (7) - PHX wins series 4-0


Chicago and Detroit both choked big time. Both lead 3-0 against their opponents.

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Eastern Conference

(1) Miami vs Atlanta (5)
(6) Orlando vs Charlotte (7)


Western Conference

(1) Oklahoma City vs Houston (5)
(6) Utah vs Phoenix (7)

[Axel The Great]

Great job sweeping the Spurs in the first round. Now go destroy my Rockets. As long as the Lakers are out, mission is accomplished.

[Radioman]

Miami 4-3 against the Bulls. Huhhh that was close

Maybe a Thunder - Magic Final?

[Andrew]

Break out the brooms! Good to see Ibaka step up with Green having foul trouble in the series, that kind of stuff always makes things a little more interesting (and so much the better when it ultimately works in your favour ). Shame about the Bulls though.

[kibaxx7]

Two teams overcoming a 3-0 hole, wow. But I just can't see my Spurs losing like this

[Phil89]

??/5/10

Thunder vs Rockets preview




Records
Oklahoma City - 62-20
Houston - 48 34


Seasons Series
Oklahoma City finished with a 4-0 record over Houston this season.

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Squads

Oklahoma City
Erick Dampier - Jeff Green - Kevin Durant - OJ Mayo - Russell Westbrook


Jamario Moon - Serge Ibaka - Nenad Krstic - Shannon Brown - Acie Law - Daequan Cook - Byron Mullens


Patrick O'Bryant - Sasha Vujacic



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Houston
Yao Ming - Luis Scola - Kevin Martin - Chuck Hayes - Aaron Brooks


Shane Battier - Kyle Lowry - Brad Miller - Courtney Lee - Chase Budinger - Mike Harris - Jermaine Taylor


Patrick Patterson - Jordan Hill - Jared Jeffries

[Phil89]

??/5/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [4-0] vs Houston Rockets [4-1]

Brooks and Martin guide Rockets to game 1 win



OKC - 29 31 22 29 111
HOU - 27 32 20 39 118

Player of the Game: Kevin Martin


OKC _______ HOU
48-85 - FGM/A - 46-91
5-15 - 3PTM/A - 5-12
10-10 - FTM/A - 21-26
35 - Rebounds - 33
32 - Assists - 21
9 - Blocks - 3
8 - Steals - 5
19 - Turnovers - 17
20 - Fouls - 6


Top Scorers
Kevin Martin - 38
Aaron Brooks - 36
Kevin Durant - 18
Shannon Brown - 18
Jeff Green - 16
OJ Mayo - 16
Serge Ibaka - 14
Daequan Cook - 11
Chuck Hayes - 11

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 17
Aaron Brooks - 7
Kevin Martin - 4
Nenad Krstic - 4

Rebounds
Jeff Green - 11
Luis Scola - 8
Brad Miller - 8
Yao Ming - 7
Erick Dampier - 5
Kevin Durant - 5

Video Highlights
Westbrook throws a perfect all-oop pass to Brown.

[Mandich]

Nice job sweeping in the first round. GL against Houston , they are good in video games